After parents sell the car their son gave them as a gift, they demand he provide them with another car, son refuses: ‘You threw my generosity in my face’

Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor

Jul 29, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

Gift-giving is a tricky thing, especially when it comes to family. On one hand, you give someone a gift in hopes that they be able to enjoy that gift and make the most of it. On the other hand, what they do with that gift is totally up to them, and that is out of your control as soon as you hand it over.

But still, if you give someone a gift and they take it and then sell it to someone else, that can be quite an unpleasant experience, and even though it is entirely in their right to do so, it would still affect any intention to give them a gift in the future.

That is what happened in this Reddit story. Whenever OP (original poster) buys a new car, they usually gift their parents the old one. That was until they discovered that instead of using the last car OP gave their parents, they actually sold it for profit. Fast forward to the present, OP buys a new car and their parents expect them to give them the old one, but this time, OP has conditions…

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